Fortress
Agjakala
🇹🇷 Turkey
Agjakala is a castle remaining from the Georgians from the Middle Ages, in the historical region of Tao, in what is today the village of Dikyar in the Uzundere district of Erzurum Province. Because of the old name of the village of Dikyar it is called Üngüzek Castle or Engüzek Castle. In medieval written sources it appears as Ağca Kala. It is also known as Engüzekkapı Castle.
Machine-translated from “Engüzek Kalesi” on the Turkish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agjakala ranks #5,471 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #77 of the 129 mapped in Turkey. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,194 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Agjakala?
Agjakala stands in Turkey, at 40.51097°, 41.52628°.
How famous is Agjakala?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,471 of 8,134 worldwide, and #77 in Turkey. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Agjakala?
Tortum Castle, about 20 km away.
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